Skull shining breath is a fast, exhale focused belly pumping breath, really excellent at creating heat, clarity & focus. You're also preferentially offloading carbon dioxide, which acts as an acid in the body and this is helpful in combatting inflammation.
If you make a diamond by joining your thumbs and forefingers, then place it on your abdomen by putting your thumbs in your navel, you’ve framed the portion of your belly you want to engage. It’s the transverse abdominus, and you pump breath out in short bursts, allowing the breath to flow back in passively as you relax your low belly before pumping it out again. Go slowly at first and only go faster as you feel comfortable. Both exhale and inhale through the nose. You'll hear a burst of air through your nose as you exhale and the inhale is usually silent. Allow the inhale to happen on its own after each forceful contraction of the low belly that generates your energetic exhalations.
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